Dilip Kumar is a little weak but is otherwise alright, veteran actor Saira Banu said on Monday about her legendary husband who turns 98 later this week.On November 26, Banu had shared a photograph on Twitter in which Kumar is dressed in his trademark white kurta and a ‘kani’ shawl, and is looking at the camera with a smile. 

“He has little weakness, otherwise he is alright. He is ok that way,” Saira Banu, 76, told media  on Monday.As concerns mounted about the actor’s health, she downplayed reports in a section of the media about the actor’s immunity. 

“His immunity isn’t low. I never said his immunity was low,” she added.In March, Dilip Kumar shared a health update on Twitter, saying he and Saira Banu were under “complete isolation” and in quarantine as precautionary measures against COVID-19. A week before that, Banu had revealed Kumar was recuperating from a “severe backache.” 

The cinema icon’s two younger brothers, Aslam Khan (88) and Ehsan Khan (90) died due to COVID-19 in August and September, respectively.Dilip Kumar, who turns 98 on Friday, made his debut with Jwar Bhata in 1944 and was last seen on the big screen in Qila in 1998.